Who: Bob Lappin and The Palm Beach Pops
What: The 2010 Palm Beach PopStar Vocal Competition
Why: Search for a local talented amateur singer to perform live on stage with Bob Lappin and The Palm Beach Pops for six concert nights.
When: September 1 through 30, 2010.
Cost: Free to enter
How: Entries can be submitted to The Palm Beach Pops, 500 Australian Ave. South, Ste. 100, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, emailed to creative@palmbeachpops.org or attend an open-call audition at John Bull English Pub (West Palm Beach) September 15 or 29 from 7-9 p.m..
Entry forms, rules and suggested song list at www.palmbeachpops.org/popstar
Contact: Christine Stickney, Palm Beach PopStar Coordinator, 561.832.7677 ext. 234 orcreative@palmbeachpops.org
(August 27, 2010 – West Palm Beach, FL) Now transitioning into an ambitious vocal competition, Palm Beach PopStar is building on a precedent of an overwhelmingly successful annual contest. Hundreds of entries are received each year from a diverse array of amateur talent and drawing the community into possible stardom. The 2010 Palm Beach PopStar competition kicks off on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 when Bob Lappin and The Palm Beach Pops begin the search for a talented, amateur vocalist to appear live in concert with the Palm Beach Pops during their 2010-2011 concert season.
The Palm Beach PopStar competition will start with a round of videotaped auditions submitted by interested singers betweenSeptember 1 and 30, 2010. Those wishing to enter the contest may instead choose to attend an open-call audition at John Bull English Pub, 801 Village Blvd, West Palm Beach on September 15 or 29, 2010 from 7-9pm.
Contestants should select one or two songs of his or her choice, with accompaniment and no longer than five minutes each. All entrants must be 18 years or older. Entry forms, rules and a suggested song list are available at www.palmbeachpops.org/popstar. Entries must be received by Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 5pm EST.
– Send or deliver the audition video (DVD) to Palm Beach PopStar, 500 S. Australian Ave., Suite 100, West Palm Beach, FL 33401. Office hours Mon-Fri 10am to 4pm.
– Email video to creative@palmbeachpops.org.
– Attend an open call audition at John Bull English Pub in West Palm Beach on September 15 and 29 from 7-9 pm where auditions will be videotaped for further review. To register for an open-call audition, email creative@palmbeachpops.org with the date you’d like to audition.
Management from The Palm Beach Pops will evaluate the auditions and choose up to 15 finalists to compete before a panel of celebrity judges, including Maestro Bob Lappin, Pop culture writer and columnist for The Palm Beach Post Leslie Gray Streeter, SeaView 95.9FM/960AM radio personality Joe Raineri, and WXEL FM Jazz Impressions’ host and radio personality Stu Grant. The final competition is scheduled for Saturday, October 16, 2010.
The winner of the 2010 Palm Beach PopStar receives the opportunity of a lifetime… to perform live on stage with Bob Lappin and The Palm Beach Pops for a six-night concert series, as well as a cash prize of $500 and other gifts.
For more information about the Palm Beach PopStar competition, call 561.832.7677 or visit www.palmbeachpops.org/popstar.